17. You did very well. Have you ______his suggestion to improve your work ?

A.　　　　 offered　 B. adopted　 C. provided　 D. received

16. Her husband has been out of work for a year. _________, her son got hurt and was sent to the hospital.

A.　　　　 To make matters worse 　　B. Making matters worse

C.　 To take it easy　　　　 　D. Make matters worse

15. - Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

　　 --Yes, I’ve never been to____ one before.

A. a more excited　　　　　　　　 B. the most excited

C. a more exciting　　　　　　　 D. the most exciting

14. ____with his slippers on when he heard the terrible noise.

A. Out did the policeman rush　　 B. Rushed the policeman out

C. Out rushed the policeman　　　 D. Out the policeman rushed

13. A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, which ____ will promote its economic development.

A. in nature　　 B. in return　　 C. in turn　　 D. in fact

12. The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

A. narrowly 　　 B. nearly 　 C. hardly　　 D. closely

11. _______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

A. As 　 　B. That　　　　 C. There　 　　 D. It

10. I’ve decided to take the job and I ______ change my mind.

A. mustn’t B. can’t　 C. won’t 　　　D. may not

9. While building a tunnel through the mountain, _______.

A. an underground lake was discovered

B. there was an underground lake discovered

C. a lake was discovered underground

D. the workers discovered an underground lake

8. It’s the present situation in poor areas that _____ much higher spending on education and training.

A. answers for　 　 B. provides for　 C. calls for　 D. plans for